that is true, and not just for the dap1. most portable
recorders (including the nagra, if i might say) use
fixed gain mic pres, with padders in front, and the
gain control comes after that. portable mixers are a
different thing though.
umashankar
--- Anton Woldhek <> wrote:
> Hi Curt,
>
> > Any reactions?
>
> I am not sure whether what im about to say is just
> plain BS or perhaps true
> (somebody is bound to correct me if it is BS).
> What ive read about the Tascam DA-P1 dat machine is
> that its pre-amp
> controls are in effect really just a variable pad
> that control the amount of
> signal after the pre-amp stage. So while reducing
> the "gain" on the DA-P1
> keeps the ad convertor from overloading, it doesn't
> do anything for pre-amp
> overloads. The only remedy for which is using pads
> before going into the
> DA-P1.
> Perhaps you could try this with your setup, get a
> couple -10 or -20 db pads
> and see if you still have the problem.
>
> Cheers
> Anton
>
>
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